Murder Sentence Nets Nine-Year Punishment
Gary Pelton of Plano received a nine year penitentiary term for his role in the March 4 murder of Victor Manakin of Princeton. A six man six woman jury deliberated nearly two weeks before a guilty verdict. Pelton may appeal within ten days.
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Gary Phillip Pelton
Plano
Victor B. Manakin
Princeton
Pelton
Tom Ryan
199th District Court
Jackie O’Neal
Ms. O’Neal
Tom O’Connell
Victor Birch Manakin
Cullooka
Collin County
Dallas County
Incentives May Reduce Heart Disease
A National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute report suggests calorie counts on menus and lower insurance rates for weight loss could cut heart disease. The study cites a Houston chain with labeled low fat items and polyunsaturated oils as a model for government and industry collaboration.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Freedom of Information Act
Houston
Texas
Albert Stankard
University of Pennsylvania
Braniff Wins Dallas to London Air Route Favor
Braniff International earns the Dallas to London nonstop route after President Carter overruled a CAB recommendation favoring Pan Am. Braniff plans a daily 747 service with fares as low as 349 dollars and cites strong Southwest feeder flights to DFW. Airport officials expect service to begin within 60 days and praise the decision as boosting hometown carrier competition.
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GRAPEVINE, Texas
UPI
Dallas-Fort Worth
Braniff International
Southwest
London
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pan American
Carter
Europe
Ernie Dean
ADFW
Pan Am
Braniff board
Harding L. Lawrence
Texas
Lawrence
Braniff
Dallas
New York
CAB
DFW
Henry Stuart
Stuart
Dean
Hospital Plays Santa With Baby Stockings
In Plano Texas Plano General Hospital outfits newborns in red felt fur bordered stockings for Christmas. Parents Jerry and Glenda Anderson will take home baby Kimetha in a stocking handmade by maternity nurse Marie Johnson and her 11 year old daughter Anna. The 35 stockings this year hold some of the town’s best gifts.
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Santa Claus
Plano
Plano General Hospital
Jerry
Glenda Anderson
Kimetha
PGH
Marie Johnson
Anna
Holiday Deaths Predicted for Texas Holidays
Colonel Wilson E Speir director of the Texas Department of Public Safety estimated 71 traffic fatalities in Texas during the Christmas and New Year weekends. He urged drivers to participate in the Light the Way for a Safe Holiday program and to drive with low beam headlights on during day and night. He noted a current 11 percent over 1976 in traffic deaths and cited excessive speed as a major factor.
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Wilson E. Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Speir
DPS
Star-Courier Revises Ad Deadlines For Holidays
The Star-Courier announces adjusted deadlines for classified ads due to Christmas. Next Tuesday edition ads are due by 5 p.m. Friday, while Sunday deadlines stay at noon Friday. No Monday edition on Dec 26 or Jan 2. Jan 3 schedule mirrors usual.
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Daily Star-Courier
Pound Pets Make Perfect Presents
Plano animal control urges adopting a pet as a Christmas gift. About 40 dogs and six cats available at the Municipal Pound on East FM 544, with a $5 adoption fee and a $1 city tag after vaccination. Whitley notes many pets carry out of state tags complicating tracing, and emphasizes reunions when possible.
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Plano animal control
Bob Whitley
FM 544
Whitley
Plano
Dallas
Richardson
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